The multiple-author analysis of the varied contemporary results provides fascinating reading for one who seeks a better appreciation of the importance of this continent to the future of mankind… This vividly-written and well-edited collection is fully supported by references that make it a veritable encyclopaedia of information on the evolution of International Law on the African continent.
American Society of International Law newsletter
Issue 39 May 2009



the volume presents an interesting collection of scholarship that illuminates some of the important contributions that the African continent has made to international law.

Overall Levitt effectively provides concrete examples of African contributions that do not portray Africa primarily as a subject of international law.
Elisabeth S. Bradley
Journal of International Law and Politics
Volume 42, Number 1